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The Last Wave by Gillian Best

The Last Wave: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Last Wave runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Noah Richler (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Last Wave at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Last Wave is an audiobook by Gillian Best: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Noah Richler, released January 22, 2018, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
Noah Richler
Released
January 22, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781487004408

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Last Wave as an audiobook?

The Last Wave runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is The Last Wave free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Last Wave?

The Last Wave is narrated by Noah Richler.

Is The Last Wave worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.